Merlin - for experts

Question 1

The story is told from the perspective of…

Mab
Sir Rupert
Frik
Merlin
Huracai

Question 2

What was Queen Mab’s kingdom named?

The Realm of Men
The Land of Fire
Britain
Anoeth
The Land of Magic

Question 3

Who set out to save the Old Ways?

Merlin
Mab
Arthur
Mordred
The Lady of the Lake

Question 4

A useless Crystal is a:

Orange Crystal
Black Crystal
Purple Crystal
Dark Crystal
Transparent Crystal

Question 5

Who was Arthur’s grandfather?

King Uther
King Constant
The gnome Frik
Merlin
King Vortigern

Question 6

What did the Lady of the Lake give Merlin?

A son
A sea-horse
A sword
A tear
A necklace

Question 7

What animal talked in "Merlin"?

A dragon
A horse
A cat
A griffin
A pig

Question 8

Where did the battle between Uther and Vortigern take place?

By a river
In a forest
There was no battle between the two
On a river
In a castle

Question 9

What was the last thing Morgan Le Fay asked Frik?

If she would die
To look after her son, Mordred
If he truly loved her
If she was still beautiful
To tell her a story

Question 10

Whom did Mab say she loved?

Mordred
Merlin
Vortigern
Idath
Nimue

Question 11

What magical tools did Vortigern’s soothsayer use for his predictions?

Cards
Stones
Animal internal organs
He didn't use any tools - he read the stars
Candle wax

Question 12

What did Mab give Vortigern for protection purposes?

A talisman
A tear
A small purple crystal
A stone
A sword

Question 13

What was the colour of the gem of Mab’s ring?

Black
Blue
Green
White
Red

Question 14

Where did Merlin see Arthur and Morgan Le Fay having sex?

In a nightmare
In a mirror
In candle wax
In a vision
He didn't - Arthur told him about it

Question 15

How many women was Merlin romantically involved with?

One
Two
It was not specified
He wasn't romantically involved with anyone, and didn't fall in love
Three

Question 16

After whose defeat did Merlin say that "everyone I'd ever loved and who'd ever loved me were all gone"?

King Arthur's
Queen Mab's
King Uther's
King Vortigern's
None of the above – it was after he lost his lover, Nimue

Question 17

When and how did Merlin die?

He did not die, only fell into an eternal sleep
His brother stabbed him to death
A vampire sucked all his blood out
Someone cut his throat at the end of the first part
He didn't die in the movie

Question 18

Who did Guinevere betray Arthur with?

Mab
Merlin
Sir Lancelot
Lord Leo
Gawain

Question 19

Who was the man pure in heart Merlin needed?

Sir Lancelot
Arthur
Mordred
Galahad
Uther

Question 20

Complete the sentence, “If we treat a knight for a broken arm…”

“…he will die of a heart-attack”
“…most likely we’ll end up cutting it off.”
“…he will forever be grateful to us.”
“…that is what he’ll die of.”
The sentence cannot be completed, since it is not from the movie “Merlin”

Question 21

Who was in fact Merlin’s father?

King Vortigern
He has no mortal father
King Constant
Sir Rupert
Sir Boris

Question 22

Which actor/actress plays two parts in “Merlin”?

Miranda Richardson
Rutger Hauer
Isabella Rossellini
Sam Neill
Martin Short

Question 23

“You mustn’t get carried away, my sweet.” Who said that to whom?

Mab to Merlin
Mab to Mordred, when they were flirting
Nimue to Vortigern
Mab to Mordred, after he fired an arrow her way
Morgan to Mordred, when he was a young boy

Question 24

Which of the following spells/inhuman abilities did Mab not perform in the movie?

Catch an arrow in flight
Cause water to freeze in mid-air
Make someone fly across the room
Turn someone into a wolf
Make herself look like someone else

Question 25

Who was Sir Lancelot’s wife?

Lady Igraine
Lady Elaine
Nimue
Guinevere
Morgan Le Fay

Question 26

How many different outfits did Mab wear throughout the movie?

Don't know - I was too busy imagining her naked, to notice
10
3
6
4

Question 27

Mab and Merlin agreed on very few things throughout the movie. Whom did they both call “stupid”?

Uther
Vortigern
Frik
Nimue
Lord Ardente

Question 28

How did Merlin travel to the Land of Magic?

By train
By horse and boat
By foot and riding a sea-horse
By foot and boat
He didn’t – he lived there

Question 29

Where did Merlin see the battle of the dragons?

In a cave
On a field
In a vision
In a dream
On a river

Question 30

Which dragon won the battle?

The Great Dragon
The White Dragon
The Red Dragon
The Black Dragon
The Golden Dragon

Question 31

Who raised Merlin?

His mother, Elissa
Mab
Frik
Ambrosia
Sir Hector

Question 32

Finish the phrase, “How absolutely…”

“…enthralling.”
“…enchanting.”
“…delicious.”
“…appalling.”
“…unbelievable.”

Question 33

Who is the man who confirmed that Uther did indeed have a son?

Sir Boris
Sir Hector
Sir Leo
Lord Ardente
Sir Rupert

Question 34

Where did Nimue remain trapped for years?

A cave
Avalon
Pendragon Castle
She was never trapped anywhere
The Land of Magic

Question 35

Choose the correct order in which the following characters died:

Constant, Vortigern, Cornwall, Uther, Morgan
Constant, Morgan, Mordred, Arthur, Uther
Constant, Cornwall, Uther, Vortigern, Arthur
Uther, Mordred, Arthur, Mab, Merlin
Constant, Vortigern, Morgan, Arthur, Ardente

Question 36

What did the “message from an old friend” consist of?

A letter
Griffins' attack
The Morse code
A thorn under the bed
A horse

Question 37

Who was willing to fight against his own father, to support Arthur?

Mordred
Merlin
Leo
Gawain
Lot

Question 38

How did Arthur prove he truly had the sword Excalibur?

He summoned a storm
He pulled it out of the stone
He made it shine blue (Jedi style)
He slayed a dragon
He caused the candle flames to rise

Question 39

Who was a friend of the Rock of Ages since before the dawn of time?

Mab
The Lady of the Lake
Merlin
Frik
The Great Dragon

Question 40

Who taught Merlin magic?

Frik
Mab
Ambrosia
Sir Rupert
He learned it on his own

Question 41

Which of the following pair of characters made an alliance between themselves?

Arthur and Nimue
Mab and the Lady of the Lake
Merlin and Morgan Le Fay
Frik and Sir Rupert
Mab and Vortigern

Question 42

When did Mab give up actively trying to convince Merlin to be on her side?

After Arthur pulled Excalibur from the stone
The day Ambrosia died
After Vortigern died
After the Great Dragon injured Nimue
When she was told he didn’t like magic

Question 43

How many wizardry stages are there?

2
No stages – you either know magic, or you don’t
3
4
5

Question 44

Whom did Vortigern defeat to become king?

He was the right heir to the throne
King Constant
King Uther
King Arthur
Lord Cornwall

Question 45

Whom did Mab ask for help?

Uther
Merlin
Frik
Arthur
The Lady of the Lake

Question 46

What kind of wizard was Merlin?

Slytherine wizard
Wizard by Incantation
Hand wizard
Wizard of Pure Thought
He wasn’t really a wizard

Question 47

To whom did Merlin give the right of way?

A moogle
A snail
A gnome
A dragon
An old man

Question 48

Finish the quote, “Faith is supreme, of course. But love…”

“…is even better.”
“…can’t be cast aside.”
“…is more important.”
“…is in fact what conquers all.”
The quote is not from the movie “Merlin”

Question 49

What was the first spell Merlin performed?

He awoke the Mountain King
He lit up a candle with a gesture
He caused a branch to grow
He turned himself into a merlin
He froze water in mid-air

Question 50

Where did the Lady of the Lake tell Merlin he would find a man pure in heart?

In the Land of Magic
At Tintagel Castle
She told him that such man does not exist
At Camelot
At Joyous Guard

Question 51

Who created Merlin?

Mab
Ambrosia
Nimue
The Lady of the Lake
His mother and father

Question 52

What are the final lines of the movie?

“The cycle of death ended, and so does my story.”
“There’s no more. That’s the end of magic.”
“I just love happy endings.”
“I can wait. Time means nothing to me.”
“That’s the end of magic./ Never, not ever…”

Question 53

Whom did Merlin blame for the death of the woman who gave birth to him?

The Lady of the Lake
The Old Ways
Mab
Himself
Vortigern

Question 54

What color was Sir Rupert?

Pink
White and brown
Black
Chestnut
Bright red

Question 55

Who was the first person Merlin met when he arrived in the Land of Magic?

The Lady of the Lake
Mab
Ambrosia
Frik
Idath

Question 56

Arthur married the daughter of…

Lord Ardente
Lord Leo
Sir Hector
Sir Boris
King Vortigern

Question 57

Where was Nimue going, when she first met Merlin?

Lord Lambert’s Castle
Lord Ardente’s Castle
Lord Lot’s Castle
Pendragon Castle
Tintagel Castle

Question 58

Finish the quote, “You need more than tricks to bring up a child. You need…”

“…to be completely insane, to begin with.”
“…patience, understanding, love.”
“…a nanny, most of all.”
“…love, most of all.”
“…to listen to your heart. That’s a good start.”

Question 59

Whom does the above quote belong to?

The Lady of the Lake
Father Abbott
Ambrosia
Nimue
Elaine

Question 60

Who was Frik?

The gnome in the service of Queen Mab
The elf who taught Merlin everything he knew
A wizard
A horse
One of the four elemental kings

Question 61

Whom did King Vortigern agree to sacrifice to the Great Dragon?

Elaine
Guinevere
Mab
Merlin
Nimue

Question 62

What sort of payment did Merlin ask for in exchange for having helped Nimue?

A kiss
Gold coins
Nothing
Her hand in marriage
For her to remember him

Question 63

Where did Morgan Le Fay live?

Pendragon Castle
Tintagel Castle, but the Land of Magic as well
Winchester Castle
Camelot and the Land of Magic
Tintagel Castle

Question 64

How did Merlin defeat Mab?

He didn’t
He forgot her
He used all her spells against her
He killed Vortigern
He was not fighting against her

Question 65

What’s the name of the actor(s) who played Merlin?

Paul Curran
Sam Neill
Jason Done
Sam Neill and Daniel Brocklebank
Sam Neill and Paul Curran

Question 66

What is the last trick/spell Merlin performed?

He turned himself into a merlin
He made himself and Nimue young again
He created a shield to protect himself from the arrows coming his way
He caused a rain
He lit a candle using his Hand wizard knowledge

Question 67

What’s the name of Merlin’s beloved?

Morgan Le Fay
The Lady of the Lake
Nimue
Igraine
Guinevere

Question 68

Whom did Merlin call “Auntie A.”?

The woman who raised him
The woman who created him
Elissa
The woman who gave birth to him
His aunt

Question 69

Who used to call Mab “Auntie”?

Arthur
Mordred
Morgan
Galahad
Vortigern

Question 70

Which character did Helena Bonham-Carter play?

Queen Mab
Nimue
Queen Guinevere
Lady Igraine
Morgan Le Fay

Question 71

How did Merlin escape from the griffins’ attack?

He was never attacked by griffins
He summoned a storm
He turned into a merlin
He slayed them all
He summoned bees to help him

Question 72

How did Merlin make all the lords fighting over the throne, pay attention to him?

He shouted
He cast a spell and blinded them
He cast a spell so that no more sounds leave their lips
He entered the Great Hall riding
He presented Arthur to them

Question 73

Who composed the original score for the movie?

Sam Neill
Trevor Jones
Miranda Richardson
James Horner
Travis James

Question 74

A character’s philosophy was to act before they thought. Who was this character?

Mordred
Vortigern
Lancelot
There was no such character
Merlin

Question 75

According to Merlin, who would leave everything to the last minute?

Nimue
Merlin said nothing of that sort about anyone
Arthur
Lancelot
Uther

Question 76

Whom did Vortigern keep hostage for a while?

No one
Lord Ardente’s daughter
Lord Leo’s daughter
Mab’s daughter
Lord Lot’s daughter

Question 77

Which of the following characters was not featured in the miniseries?

Elaine
Galahad
The Lady of the Lake
Idath
The Mountain King

Question 78

King Vortigern wished to have a new castle built, but it turned out trickier than he had expected. Why was that?

He could not find enough men to start building it.
The tower would invariably collapse at some point.
He would change the plans too often for the architects to be able to keep up
He would change the architects too often
He did not show himself interested enough in the building, and people were not motivated

Question 79

Who broke the Round Table in half?

Vortigern
Mordred
Merlin
Mab
The people

Question 80

Who took Mordred to the Land of Magic?

Morgan Le Fay
Merlin
Mab
No one - he didn't go there
Frik

Question 81

When did Frik whistle?

When he met Morgan Le Fay
When he was in the boat with Merlin
When Mab changed his appearance
While he was riding Sir Rupert
When Mab was sitting on Vortigern’s knee

Question 82

When did Mab first see Merlin?

When she created his image in a crystal
When he was born
When he first came to the Land of Magic
When he first used his magical powers
When he summoned her

Question 83

Who put the stone into Arthur’s crib?

Mab
Frik
Merlin
Morgan
Uther

Question 84

Who revealed to Merlin the way to defeat Mab?

Ambrosia
He found it on his own
Frik
Arthur
The Lady of the Lake

Question 85

What did Mab promise to the dying priestess?

That she will save the Old Ways
That she will kill Merlin
That she will create a leader for the people
There was no dying priestess in the movie
That she will save her life

Question 86

“Beauty is always only an illusion, Merlin.” Who said that?

Mab
Frik
Nimue
Sir Rupert
Morgan Le Fay

Question 87

"The end justifies the means." Who said the phrase?

Mab
Merlin
Vortigern
Mab and Merlin
Mab and Vortigern

Question 88

What colour was Guinevere’s dress, as she was taken to the stake?

Black
Green
Blue
Red
Yellow

Question 89

Which of the following (unlikely) things did Mab do in the movie?

Walk Mordred around on a poney
Kiss Vortigern
Sing a lullaby to baby Merlin
Pick up little Merlin and spin him around
Have a 7 year stand

Question 90

Merlin raised Arthur with the help of…

Nimue
Sir Rupert
Sir Boris
Sir Leo
Sir Hector

Question 91

What name did Frik use to present Morgan Le Fey to King Arthur?

Her real name
Lady Igraine
Lady Guinevere
Lady Marie
Lady Elaine

Question 92

Who directed the movie?

Edward Khmara
Paul Verhoeven
John Henderson
Steve Barron
Dyson Lovell

Question 93

Whom did Merlin consider he had judged too harshly?

Mab and Mordred
Lancelot and Guinevere
Frik and Morgan
The Lady of the Lake and Sir Rupert
Uther and Igraine

Question 94

Who made Nimue an offer, which she took later on?

Mab
The Lady of the Lake
Vortigern
Lord Ardente
Frik

Question 95

What did Mab ask from Vortigern in exchange for telling him how to defeat Uther?

Nothing
To sacrifice Nimue to the Great Dragon
To restore the Old Ways
To give her the wizard, Merlin
To believe in her

Question 96

Who did not believe in anything except themselves and said it to Mab?

Merlin
Vortigern
Mordred
Ambrosia
Morgan Le Fay

Question 97

Who died in Mab’s arms?

Morgan Le Fay
Ambrosia
Vortigern
Mordred
The priestess

Question 98

Who saw the image of her husband in the mirror?

Nimue
Mab
Elaine
Guinevere
Igrane

Question 99

According to Morgan Le Fay, rude means…

Being weak
Being stupid
Being common
Being noble
Giving your enemies a run for their money

Question 100

According to the story Nimue told Merlin, Joseph of Arimathea…

…was the one who took the Holy Grail from Avalon
…was a man pure in heart
There was no such character in her story
…was one of the knights of the Round Table
…came from Jerusalem with the Holy Grail, and took it to Avalon

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